Submitted on Tuesday 3rd November 2020
Rejected on Wednesday 11th November 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Exempt health practitioners and sports classes from Covid lockdown restrictions.
Allow people to visit health practitioners and participate in sports in a Covid secure way.
The continual vacillation and imposition of rules that may end up doing more harm than good to the general population is unhelpful. Rather focus on sensible guidelines that can be adhered to longer term.
Individuals and businesses that operate to support the health of British citizens have invested huge amounts of time, thought and money to re-open in a Covid secure way following the previous 'lockdown. These businesses perform a vital service to citizens, particularly in the times we are living through.
The health and well-being of all citizens, young and old should be a priority and to this end, businesses that can perform this function in a Covid safe way should be allowed to remain open.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Your petition calls for health practitioners to be exempt from Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. Healthcare businesses have not been required to close during the current lockdown: www.gov.uk/guidance/new-national-restrictions-from-5-november
We could accept a petition calling for certain activities, such as fitness classes or sport, to be exempted from the current rules on household mixing, if that is what you want to happen. We have published the following related petitions, which you might like to sign:
Allow sports venues to operate without COVID-19 restrictions: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325071
Allow outdoor grassroot youth sport to continue during national lockdowns: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/557785
Allow adults to continue to participate in team sports during the pandemic: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/556590
Keep gyms and leisure facilities open during any lockdown: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/556956
We could accept a petition calling for certain businesses to be exempt from the requirements for businesses to close, but it would need to be clear what businesses that have been required to close be exempted.
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